Resilient

Chapter 24

"I don't mind sharing," Bucky said, gesturing to his plate and his beer.

"You guys are growing boys and need your pizza and I don't drink beer," Evelyn said walking into the kitchen.

Bucky watched her walking into the kitchen to grab a plate. He was so mesmerized by this woman and when she turned around he gave her a big smile. He felt his heart rate speed up when she returned it before talking to Natasha and Wanda again.

"Buck, you're staring," Steve said laughing as he handed him another beer.

"I literally can't stop myself. This is getting embarrassing," Bucky said as he opened his beer and took a drink.

"What's embarrassing?" Evelyn asked, sitting down next to him. "Talking about how I beat both your asses today or how I have been carried newly wed style by both of you?"

"Wait, when did Steve carry you?" Wanda asked as the rest of the group joined them.

"When we rescued her I carried her to the jet," Steve explained making room for the group.

"Yeah, I apparently have the luck of being unconscious when handsome men carry me," Evelyn said scooting closer to Bucky as everyone crammed on the couch.

"You think I'm handsome Doll?" Bucky whispered in her ear as he raised his arm to lay it on the back of the couch.

Evelyn looked at him and bit her lip and grinned turning her attention to Wanda, "Tell me about Wakanda!"

Wanda smiled at Evelyn, "It was wonderful. We were given our own suite and a Yurt so we could sleep wherever we wanted while I trained. Shuri and T'Challa helped me so much but we missed our family."

"A Yurt? That sounds romantic," Natasha said, raising an eyebrow at Wanda who blushed.

"Sounds peaceful to me," Bruce said thinking.

"Something can be peaceful and romantic at the same time Bruce," Evelyn said, taking a drink of her mixed drink. "Just the two of you away from everything and everyone." She winked at Wanda as she leaned into Vision.

"That's a good point," Bruce said looking out of the corner of his eye at Natasha.

Steve looked over at Bucky and saw he was leaning against the arm of the couch slightly turned towards Evelyn who was unconsciously leaning into him and he smiled. "Are you a romantic Evelyn?"

Evelyn thought about it for a second as she took another drink of her drink. "I guess - I love love," she laughed. "My parents were head over heels for each other. They gave me some high standards for how I want to end up."

"What do you mean?" Vision asked, holding hands with Wanda.

"My Dad was very romantic. He planned secret dates for my Mom and they would take short trips just the two of them. He loved the outdoors and our house had a lot of random daisy patches around it - he'd always pick them and surprise her with them," Evelyn ended smiling at her hands.

Next to her Bucky's heart jumped; the daisy's he sent her. She peaked a look at him and blushed when she saw he was looking at her.

"Oh wow," Natasha said, "you're lucky to have a man in your life like that."

"Yeah I know. No guy my sister and I ever dated even came close to him," Evelyn laughed while taking a drink.

"Not yet anyway," Steve said, raising his beer to her and smiling.

"Here's to hoping," Evelyn raised her glass up to him and smiled before finishing it.

Natasha nudged Wanda and nodded to Bucky and Evelyn. Wanda gave her a small grin and looked at Bucky, "What about you Bucky? Are you a romantic or are you like Bruce here?"